Influence Keynote Speakers
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Influence keynote speakers invoke change in order to take an inward journey into one's ownership of a situation to take steps to improve and gain confidence moving forward. The most impactful influence keynote speakers are adept with communication style, practical tools, and motivational takeaways to influence and persuade.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 0 Videos: 2
Gregory Coleman Featured
Former FBI Agent
Gregory Coleman is the FBI Special Agent responsible for the criminal investigation of Jordan Belfort. Belfort’s rise to power and subsequent arrest and conviction are chronicled in the movie, “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
Keynotes: 4 Books: 3 Videos: 5
Ben Nemtin Featured
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Organizational Culture Expert, Co-Founder of MTV's The Buried Life
Ben struggled with depression growing up and was forced to drop out of college. Searching for purpose, he created the world’s greatest bucket list with his three childhood friends.
Keynotes: 7 Books: 1 Videos: 3
Pauline Nguyen Featured
From Extreme Adversity to Success
Pauline is a best-selling author and award-winning businesswoman and her achievements are even more impressive for her having escaped Vietnam on a boat and survived a Thai refugee camp. She overcame by transforming her approach by re-engineering her beliefs, questioning the status quo and hacking cultural norms.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 4 Videos: 5
Terri Sjodin Featured
Principal and founder of Sjodin Communications
Her unique specialization is advancing the persuasive presentation skills of professionals. Terri is a "high content" speaker - Her approach is fresh, real-world, and her style is sassy and practical and loaded with street-worthy ideas, methods, and tips.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 2
Michele Rigby Assad
Former CIA Intelligence Officer; Counterterrorism & Security Expert
Michele Rigby Assad is a former undercover officer in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations. Trained as a counterterrorism specialist, Michele served her country for ten years, working in Iraq and other secret Middle Eastern locations.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 3 Videos: 2
Brooke Axtell
Survivor of Human Trafficking & Domestic Abuse
Brooke Axtell is the Founder and Director of She is Rising, a healing community for women and girls overcoming rape, abuse and sex-trafficking.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 1 Videos: 3
Bonin Bough
TV Host, Marketing Exec, Investor and Author
Bonin Bough is one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives, the host of The Cleveland Hustles, and the author of Txt Me (646) 759-1837. He was one of the youngest C-suite executives in a Fortune 50 company, Bonin has spearheaded some of the industry’s largest global marketing campaigns.
Keynotes: 10 Books: 5 Videos: 6
Robert B. Cialdini, PhD
New York Times Bestselling author and the foundational expert in the science of influence
Dr. Robert Cialdini has spent his entire career conducting scientific research on what leads people to say “Yes” to requests. The results of his research, his ensuing articles, and New York Times bestselling books have earned him an acclaimed reputation as a respected scientist and engaging storyteller.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 4 Videos: 1
Joe Pistone, Billy Queen, and Eddie Follis
Three Undercovers
Retired Special Agents Joe Pistone, Billy Queen, and Eddie Follis come together from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration with diverse, rich, and intriguing career experiences for "A Night Undercover."
Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 4
Rocky Garza
Challenger; Truth-Teller; Belief Creator; Entrepreneur; Business Consultant
Rocky helps individuals see the clearest picture of themselves that they’ve ever seen. He's helped thousands of individuals find their clarity while serving as the director of a youth camp, on the pastoral staff at church, owning and operating multiple creative businesses, an executive identity coach, and top business consultant.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 0 Videos: 1
Jake Havron
Transformational Speaker; Sales Trainer
Jake Havron helps your audience distinguish the difference between Influence vs. Manipulation in their sales and leadership roles by not only teaching the 4 pillars of influence but also applying it directly into their specific situations which creates a truly transformational experience.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 1 Videos: 3
Tan Le
Innovative Technology Speaker, CEO and Founder of Emotiv
A technology pioneer and thought leader who takes audiences on an incredible journey into the future of humankind, Tan Le is the founder and CEO of EMOTIV. Her company’s cutting edge “brainwear,” or wearable neurotechnology, allows humans to interface with computers in almost miraculous ways.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 1 Videos: 4
Riaz Meghji
Human Connection Expert | Author of 'Every Conversation Counts'
“Quiet Quitting” and “Rage Applying” are common terms for a familiar problem: a lack of meaningful human connection.
Drawing from years of experience interviewing countless leaders, human connection expert and author Riaz Meghji helps audiences build meaningful connections and trust, so they can collaborate effectively and out-care their competition.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 0 Videos: 3
Monique Morrow
Senior Distinguished Architect for Emerging Technologies at Syniverse Technologies. Founder and President, The Humanized Internet. President of the VETRI Foundation. CTO, Cisco (2012-2016)
Monique is President and Co-Founder of the Humanized Internet, a non-profit organization focused on providing digital identity for those individuals most underserved, blockchain is certainly a potential mechanism for this billion people challenge.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 0 Videos: 1
Susie Pecuch
Design The Customer Conversation
Susie Pecuch is an expert on getting your customers to do the marketing for you!
Keynotes: 5 Books: 1 Videos: 15
Michael Reddington, CFI®
President, InQuasive, Inc.
Michael Reddington, CFI is an interrogator and executive resource. Business leaders contract with Michael to learn how to apply the skills, techniques and strategies necessary to obtain information and strengthen relationships under unlikely and challenging circumstances
Keynotes: 0 Books: 0 Videos: 1
Scott Shellstrom
Innovator and Improv Comedian and Creative Artist
Shellstrom inspires the unique creative force within all of us with moving, rarely
heard stories about Leonardo da Vinci, laugh-out-loud improvisational comedy and
a master piece painting done in four minutes, upside down as a crescendo.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 4
Lynn Smith
Media Expert, Anchor Alum NBC/MSNBC/CNN, Podcast Host
I help CEOs/Thought Leaders/ Experts articulate their vision to gain credibility and visibility through the media and video to significantly increase business. My 20 years as a journalist at TODAY, NBC News, MSNBC, and CNN has allowed me to help thousands to get their story told in a powerful way.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 12 Videos: 2
Michael Solomon
Expert on Consumer Behavior
A leading expert with cutting-edge approaches to sales and consumer psychology. He works with major marketers to help them understand what their brands really mean to the people who buy them.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 0 Videos: 3
Emilie Sydney-Smith
Corporate Transformation Coach, Award-winning Speaker, Proven Entrepreneur, and Disruption Expert
Emilie Sydney-Smith is CEO of ExO Works. We are entering the era of the highest wealth creation and destruction the world has ever seen. Yet most existing companies are simply iterating on their existing core products and services, many of which will soon be obsolete.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 1 Videos: 3
Stosh Walsh
Inviting Individuals and Organizations to Greater Courage
Most people and organizations see the world as it is and react. This impactful presentation redefines courage as an invitation to envision the world as it could be, then create it Stosh's presentations invite individuals and organizations to live with greater courage and create the best world they can envision.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 1 Videos: 5
Randa Warren
Master Sommelier, Certified Wine Educator
Randa Warren has been involved in the wine business for over 17 years. She began home study WSET (Wine and Spirit Education Trust in England) wine courses through the International Wine Center in New York in 1998 and completed the final WSET Diploma program in 2001.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 4 Videos: 10
Bryan K. Williams
Purpose-Driven Customer Service Excellence
Dr. Bryan K. Williams is a keynote speaker, consultant, and author, who is a noted authority on service excellence and leadership effectiveness. His passion is to serve others so they may better serve the world.
Keynotes: 7 Books: 0 Videos: 5
Dr. Brynn Winegard
Award-winning Professor, Speaker, and Expert in Business and Brain Sciences
Dr. Winegard is an award-winning professor and expert in business-brain sciences. She specializes in explaining everyday work and life phenomena using the secrets of brain science, all with aim of making her audiences happier, healthier, wealthier, and more successful.
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- 41 Artificial Intelligence
- 19 Big Data
- 51 Branding / Marketing
- 74 Business
- 110 Business Growth / Strategy / Trends
- 27 CEO
- 90 Change Management / Organizational Change
- 63 Communication
- 10 Conflict Resolution
- 69 Corporate Culture & Governance
- 16 Corporate Social Responsibility
- 34 Customer Relations
- 26 Disruption
- 2 Distribution / Supply Chain Management
- 65 Diversity and Inclusion
- 29 Emotional Intelligence
- 77 Employee Engagement
- 80 Entrepreneur
- 15 Ethics / Values
- 61 Futurists / Trends
- 3 Hospitality
- 38 Human Resources / Workforce Issues
- 24 Influence
- 97 Innovation / Creativity
- 12 IT
- 210 Leadership
- 28 Management
- 20 Moderator / Facilitator
- 11 Negotiation
- 10 Networking
- 18 Productivity
- 5 Real Estate
- 5 Risk Management
- 8 Safety
- 60 Sales
- 22 Social Media
- 34 Storytelling
- 19 Stress Management
- 12 Sustainability
- 89 Teamwork / Teambuilding
- 44 Thought Leader
- 6 Trust / Honesty
- 32 Work-life Balance